No, not to your teeth. Well, those too. Thieves in Crystal, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis, broke into a Little League concession stand and stole a backpack full of candy valued at about $30. The fled when they heard a car. Unfortunately, they left behind a cell phone. Then the thief who dropped it called the phone.
And he identified himself to police.
According to court documents, sometime after the theft on Saturday night, the phone's owner called the phone and identified himself. Officers arranged to meet him and return the phone, and a witness identified the man as one of the burglars.
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Under questioning, Current allegedly told investigators he waited outside while Scudder entered the building. The complaint alleged the two filled a backpack with candy and ran when a car drove by.
When officers went to Scudder's door, he chewing on some Skittles. Confiscated from the house were 20 bags of candy and another 20 packages were found in a backpack, the complaint said.
Damage to the concession stand was estimated at $500 to $1,000.
So that sweet tooth is going to cost the two geniuses a criminal record and they'll have to pay for the damage, as well. No word on whether genius number one got his phone back, either.
